Safety-stirrup



B. BAKER.

SAFETY STIRRUP.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25, 1921.

INVENTOR.

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eras rare-err :Bnanr BAKER, or, HrsnLAnn PARK, ICHIGAN.

useful Improvement in Safety-Stirrups, and

declare the following to be afull, clear, and

exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains .to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to safety stirrups and the object-of the invention is to: provide a stirrup having an outer bow and an inner bow, the inner bow being provided with a tread plate or bar on which'thc rider s foot is adapted to rest. The principal object of theinvention is to provide a stirrup-so constructed that, should the rider be thrown from the horse, the inner bow in which the.

foot is engaged will be released from the outer bow, thus preventing the rider from being dragged by the foot, which often occurs with the stirrups now in use. Another object of the invention is to provide a stirrup in which the inner bow will remain in engagement in the outer bow as long as the pressure thereon is approximately vertical ut upon movement of the inner bow to an angle to the plane of the outer bow, which would occur if the rider were thrown, the inner bow is instantly released from the outer bow as a. unit, the inner bow usually remaining on the riders foot. A novel feature of the invention is involved in the construction in which the outer bow is provided at each lower end with a recess, a ledge extending thereinto and a slot in communication with the recess, the tread bar of the inner bow being pivotally mounted in the said slots and having a portion at each end supported on the corresponding ledge when the bows are in practically parallel relation. These objects and the several novel features of the invention are hereinafter more fully described and form of construction by which these objects are attained is shown in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure l is an elevation of a safety stirrup embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a view of the stirrup taken from the under side.

Specificationof Letters Patent.

Application filed February 25, 1921.

claimed and the preferred sArErY-srIRRur.

Patented Get. a, 1921. Serial No. 447,741.

Fig. Fig. 1. Fig.

3 is a section taken on line-33 of 4 is a. section taken on line 44 of The stirrup c'onsistso-f-an outer bow 1 a slotted protuber which is provided with ance 2 at the upper end adapted to receive a strap which maybe connected to a saddle. The outer bow 1 is provided with apair of enlarged lowerends3 each of which are pro vided with a recess 4 in communication with an enlarged chamber 5 in which a ledge 6 is provided, as shown in Fig. 4. In communication with the recess 4 is a slot 7 shown more particularly in Fig. '3, in which an ofiset portion 8 of the tread plate or bar '9 is pivotally mounted. As shown in Fig. 2 the tread bar is bent from the portion 8 to provide an end 10 which is :inalinement with the central portion 9 of the tread bar and which rests on-the ledge 6 as shown in Fig. 4, and-thus supportsithe inner: bow within the outer bow when in-practically parallel alinement. The inner bow 11 is secured to the tread bar 9 and provides a portion which fits over the riders foot and is preferably covered with a leather covering 12 as shown.

To assemble the device the inner bow is turned at approximately a right angle to the outer bow at which time the portions 10 may be inserted in the recesses 4 with the portions 8 engaging in the slots 7 and by moving the portions 8 upwardly as far as possible in the slot 7 and then turning the inner bow to approximately parallel relation with the outer bow the portions 10 are moved to the position shown in Fig. 4 and are supported on the ledges 6 thereby supporting the inner bow in position in the outer bow. In riding the operator positions his foot in the inner bow 11 and resting on the tread bar 9 the inner bow 11 being preferably made of sufliciently small diameter to frictionally engage the toe of the riders boot. In the nor turned in relation to the outer bow the portions 10 are turned on the portions 8 as a pivot and are thus turned away from the ledge 6 into the channel 4: at which time the portions 10 and 8 are withdrawn from the recesses 4 and slots 7 and the inner bow and tread bar are thus completely disengaged 1. In a, stirrup, an outer bow, an inner,

bow provided with a tread bar, said bar being pivotally supported in the lower end of the outer bow, said ends of-the outer bow being notched and provided with an opening on one side of the notch permitting withdrawal of the inner bow upon its being turned to a right angle relative to the outer "bow.

2. Ina stirrup, an outer bow, an enlarged portion at each lower end thereof provided with a recess opening through the lower face thereof and provided with a slot in the inner'face of each enlarged portion in communication withthe corresponding recess, a

. ledge protruding into each recess and a tread extending into the said recess, a tread bar having an offset portion at each end pivotally mounted in the said slots, and a portion normally supported on the said ledges.

4. In a stirrup, an outer bow or stirrup member, an inner bow and tread bar connected together, the said tread bar being provided withan offset portion at the ends thereof and. a slot in communication with the said recess, a ledge to which the said 'recess is open, the offset portions of the said tread bar engaging in the said slots and being provided with portions normally sup ported on the said ledges.

5. In a stirrup, an outer bow provided with enlarged lower ends each provided with a recess and a slot in the inner side in communication with the said recess, a ledge extending into each recess, an inner bow and tread bar connected together, the said tread bar being provided with an offset-portion at each end pivotally mounted in the said slots and being also provided with portions normally supported on the said ledges.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification V BERNT BAKER. 

